Social Sciences Seminar
Tapio Litmanen, professor and academy research fellow, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, will be giving a seminar on “Mining in Finland” from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1 in the Academic Office Building, Room 201.
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Fourth Thursday in History
PhD student Sean Gohman spent months exploring over 300 poor rock, stamp sand tailings, and slag deposits across the Copper Country. Join him as he shares his thoughts about the value of this tangible evidence of mining on the landscape.
Event will be held at 7pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the Keweenaw NHP Headquarters.
25970 Red Jacket Rd.
Calumet, Mi
For more information contact Keweenaw National Historical Park at (906) 337-3168 or by visit them on the web at www.nps.gov/kewe
Assistant Professor Richelle Winkler (SS) involved her Introduction to Sociology students in a real-life sociology lesson. Working with Brian Rendel at Copper Country Mental Health, Winkler’s students analyzed various risk factors for suicide among young people in the Copper Country. They will present their findings and recommendations for managing suicide risk at a public program at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, in GLRC 202.
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Alumni and friends are invited to join Professor Mary Durfee and Michigan Tech students on a tour of Malta during Spring Break, March 10-16, 2013.
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Assistant Professor Emma Norman (SS) will present “Water without Borders? Reflections on Water Governance and Environmental Security” at 3 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, in GLRC 201.
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A small audience of concerned citizens heard from a panel of three Michigan Tech faculty experts on renewable energy during the Oct. 25, 2012, public forum on Michigan Ballot Proposal 3. Barry Solomon, professor of geography and Environmental Policy director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Policy, was the moderator of the event.
Keweenaw Now – Read More and Watch Video | Prop 3 Questions 1 Video | Questions 2 Video | Questions 3 Video
Is food democracy possible in the era of Big Food? Sally K. Fairfax says yes, and she will explain how in her talk “Fine Food, Just Food: California and Possibilities,” set for 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the East Reading Room of the Van Pelt and Opie Library. Fairfax, the lead author of “California Cuisine and Just Food” (MIT Press, 2012), is the Henry J. Vaux Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. She will be joined by coauthorLouise Nelson Dyble, an assistant professor of history at Michigan Tech.
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Sally K. Fairfax will lead a seminar for graduate students and all interested faculty and staff on the implications of recent court decisions for natural resource management. “Obamacare and Public Lands Management: A Nervous-Making Connection,” will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5, in Academic Office Building 201. For more information, contact Audrey Mayer, almayer@mtu.edu, or Louise Dyble, ldyble@mtu.edu.
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Although the Michigan Tech Archives remains closed for research, “Tumult and Tragedy: Michigan’s 1913-14 Copper Strike,” a traveling exhibit created by the Archives, will premier at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, on the first floor of the J. R. Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library. Members of the exhibit project team will discuss the research and design process for the exhibit. The event is free, open to the public and refreshments will be served.
Tech Today – Read More | Archives Premiers New Exhibit About 1913 Strike
Associate Professor Hugh Gorman (SS) will present “A Historical Perspective on the Challenge of Sustainability” at 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, in GLRC 201. The public is welcome.
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